Exceptional composers imbue their music with the light and textures of their landscapes. Latvian Peteris Vasks instils
Baltic light, the Latvian landscape, forests at night, sparkling waters and a freshness in his music. His compositions
are very representative of his time, yet reflect centuries of Latvian traditions that survived generations of repression and domination by outside powers. The Cor Anglais Concerto is a sublime work with evocative pastoral elements. Musica
Dolorosa is a heartfelt threnody written after the death of Vasks’ sister. This deeply personal work could be said to mirror the
painful struggle by the oppressed Latvian people at the point of their overthrow of Soviet domination. Sir Malcolm Williamson was one of our greatest voices in music. His suite Our Man In Havana is full of contrasts—Cuban rhythms, outrageous colour and dark undercurrents. It remains one of his most acclaimed scores.

 

Conductor-Marco Zuccarini	Villa Lobos Dawn in a Tropical Forest
Soloist -	Williamson Our Man in Havana
	Williamson Epitaph No.1 for Dame Edith Sitwell
	Vasks Cor Anglais Concerto

                                             Vasks Musica Dolorosa